Human Rights CouncilThirty-sixth session11-29 September 2017Agenda item 1Organizational and procedural matters

Election of members of the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee*

Note by the Secretary-General

1. In accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 5/1, the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee, composed of 18 experts serving in their personal capacity and nominated by States Members of the United Nations following States’ consultations with national human rights institutions and civil society organizations, are to be elected by the Council by secret ballot from the list of candidates whose names have been submitted in accordance with the agreed requirements.

2. The geographic distribution of members is as follows:

(a) Five from African States;

(b) Five from Asia-Pacific States;

(c) Two from4 Eastern European States;

(d) Three from Latin American and Caribbean States;

(e) Three from Western European and other States.

3. At its sixth session, the Human Rights Council adopted decision 6/102 on follow-up to Council resolution 5/1, in which it described the technical and objective requirements for the submission of candidatures, which include:

(a) Recognized competence and experience in the field of human rights;

(b) High moral standing;

(c) Independence and impartiality.

4. When selecting their candidates, States are requested to apply the following guidelines on technical and objective requirements for the submission of their candidates:

(a) Competence and experience:

(i) Academic studies in the field of human rights or related areas, and/or experience with and exposure to leadership roles in the human rights field at the national, regional or international levels;

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(ii) Substantial experience (at least five years) and personal contributions in the field of human rights;

(iii) Knowledge of the United Nations system and of institutional mandates and policies related to the work in the area of human rights, as well as knowledge of international human rights instruments, norms and disciplines; familiarity with different legal systems and civilizations will be preferable;

(iv) Proficiency in at least one official language of the United Nations;

(v) Availability of time to fulfil the work of the Advisory Committee in an effective manner, both to attend its sessions and to carry out mandated activities between sessions;

(b) High moral standing;

(c) Independence and impartiality: individuals holding decision-making positions in Government or any other organization or entity which might give rise to a conflict of interest with responsibilities inherent to the mandate will be excluded; elected members of the Advisory Committee will act in their personal capacity;

(d) Other considerations: the principle of non-accumulation of human rights functions at the same time is to be respected.

5. In electing members of the Advisory Committee, the Human Rights Council should give due consideration to gender balance and appropriate representation of different civilizations and legal systems.

6. At its seventh session, the Human Rights Council conducted the first elections of the 18 members of the Advisory Committee. Four members were elected for a one-year term, seven for a two-year term and seven for a three-year term.

7. At its thirty-sixth session, the Human Rights Council will elect, in accordance with its annual programme of work, Advisory Committee members for the seven vacant seats. Of the seven vacancies, there are two vacancies for African States, two for Asia-Pacific States, one for Eastern European States, one for Latin American and Caribbean States and one for Western European and other States.

8. Pursuant to paragraph 71 of Human Rights Council resolution 5/1, the list of candidates is to be closed two months prior to the election date, and the secretariat is to make available the list of candidates and relevant information to Member States and the public at least one month prior to the election.

9. On 7 April 2017, the secretariat of the Human Rights Council addressed a note verbale to the regional coordinators concerned to encourage proposals of candidates, informing them that the deadline for the submission of nominations was 7 June 2017, which was later extended.1

10. Further to this, the secretariat received nominations of seven candidates for the elections to membership of the Advisory Committee from the Governments of Belgium, India, Mauritius, Peru, the Philippines, the Republic of Korea and Romania.

11. The nominations received are listed below; biographical data relating to the candidates are contained in the annex.

African States

Nominating State Expert nominated

Mauritius Dheerujlall Baramlall Seetulsingh

1 The present report includes all candidatures received by 11 July 2017. Any additional candidatures will be included in an addendum.

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Asia-Pacific States

Nominating State Expert nominated

India Ajai Malhotra

Philippines Virginia Dandan

Republic of Korea Changrok Soh

Eastern European States

Nominating State Expert nominated

Romania Ion Diaconu

Latin American and Caribbean States

Nominating State Expert nominated

Peru Elizabeth S. Salmón

Western European and other States

Nominating State Expert nominated

Belgium Ludovic Hennebel

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Annex*

Ludovic Hennebel (Belgium)

Full Professor of Law Aix-en-Provence Law School (France)

Director of the Institute for International Humanitarian Studies

NOHA (Network of Humanitarian Assistance) Director

Director of the Legal Clinic on Human Rights Aix-Marseille University

Chair of Excellence A*MIDEX in human rights law

Member of the Alumni College of the Belgian Royal Academy

Languages: French/English/Spanish

Education

• PhD in international human rights law, under the dir. of B. Frydman and A.A. Cançado Trindade, Université Libre de Bruxelles at the Law School, Brussels, Belgium, 2005

• Diploma in international human rights law (top of the class), René Cassin Institute, Strasbourg, France, 2001

• Development cooperation Certificate, Training on International Cooperation and North-South Relations, Belgian Development Agency, Brussels, 1999

• LL.M in human rights, University of Leicester at the Law School, Dissertation on Humanitarian Assistance under the dir. of Malcolm Shaw, Leicester, United Kingdom, 1999

• M.A. & B.A. in law, Université Libre de Bruxelles at the Law School, Brussels, Belgium, 1998

Faculty Appointments/Professional and Academic Experience

Academic Career: Visiting scholar at New York University, at Harvard Law School, and Visiting Prof. at the Law School of Sciences Po Paris, Prof. dr. Hennebel has developed a solid network of academic and institutional partners in his field of research with some of the best research centers in Europe and in the United States. Moreover, he is trained to work in complex and international environment and to negotiate long-term partnerships. He has gained field experience in human rights and rule of law program including in Africa and in Latin America.

• Aix-Marseille University (AMU): Full Professor at the Law School (since 2016 Sept.); Chair of excellence in International Human Rights Law and Global Law, Law School, A*MIDEX, member of the CERIC, Aix-en-Provence, 2015 — in progress

• Université Libre de Bruxelles at the Law School & Fund for Scientific Research FNRS (Belgian research agency): Research Prof. of Law (Tenure), member of the Perelman Center for Legal Philosophy, Brussels, 2009 — in progress / Research Fellow, Law School, Brussels, 2000-2007.

• Harvard University Law School: Visiting Fellow (with G. Neuman), Human Rights Program, Law School, Cambridge MA, 2012-13, 2011.

• Sciences Po Paris: Visiting Prof. at the Law School, Business and Human Rights / Strategic litigation / International Human Rights Law, 2011, 2012 / Lecturer 2009-2012.

• New York University (NYU): Visiting Fellow (with Ph. Alston), Global Hauser Program, Law School, New York, 2007-2008

• Inter-American Court of Human Rights: Visiting Fellow (with A.A. Cançado Trindade), San José, Costa Rica, 2003-2004

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Faculty Director/Management

Management: His managerial tasks involved leading research functions, financial management and human resources management, organization of international scientific events including conferences, colloquium and seminars on international human rights law and international law. The current managerial responsibilities include:

• Director of the Institute of International Humanitarian Studies, Aix-en-Provence Law School, since 2016. [www.aixhumanitaire.org]

• Director of the LL.M in Humanitarian Law and Action, Aix-en-Provence Law School, since 2016 [www.aixhumanitaire.org]

• NOHA (Network of Humanitarian Assistance) Director, since 2016 [www.aixhumanitaire.org]

• Director of the Legal Clinic on International Human Rights Law Aix Global Justice, Aix-en-Provence Law School, since 2015 [www.aixglobaljustice.org]

Scholarship and Teaching

Focus: International Law — International human rights law — International Criminal Law — International Humanitarian Law — International Human Rights Litigation — European System of Human Rights — Inter-American System of Human Rights — African system of Human and People’s rights — Universal (United Nations) System of Human Rights — Transnational Law — Strategic Litigation — International Justice — Terrorism and Human Rights — Business and Human Rights — Law and Globalization — Global Law.

Teaching: Experienced law professor, Hennebel is regularly invited to teach in Master programs of French Universities and in other academic programs abroad. He is the founder and the director of the Doctoral Clinic in international human rights law at Aix-Marseille University.

Scholarship: International legal scholar in the field of international law, international human rights law, global law, international justice, and governance after 17 years dedicated to academic work in highly regarded research centers in Europe and in the US.

Conferences/Speeches: Regular conferences and invitations as a keynote speaker in international conferences on human rights, international law and global justice issues, which include speeches and participation to conferences or seminars under invitation in the following institutions: Harvard University; New York University; Laval University (Canada); Vienna University; Freiburg University; Max Planck Institute; St Andrews University; Hong Kong University; Renmin University (China); Oslo University; Stockholm University; Geneva University; Saint-Cyr Coetquidan School; Université Mohammed V de Rabat, Université d’Abomey Calavi (Bénin), French Society of International Law; European Society of International Law; Indian Society of International Law; Institut des hautes études sur la justice (Paris); Institute of International Human Rights Law René Cassin; Caen University; Toulouse University; Paris Ouest Nanterre University; Aix-Marseille University; Sciences-Po Paris; United Nations; European Parliament; European Council; European Commission; United Nations; French Embassy in Lima, Port-au-Prince and New Delhi.

Project Leadership

Leadership: Project leader and director of several research international programs since 2000 in international human rights law, governance and global justice. These programs were funded by donors such as the European Union or National Governments and conducted in partnership with foreign top-level universities and international organizations such as the United Nations.

• Summer School on The Practice of International Human Rights Law, Aix-en-Provence, since 2016.

• Chair of Excellence in International Human Rights Law at Aix-en-Provence Law School, 300.000 €, 2015 — in progress.

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• Project Leader of the Bilateral Research Program on the Criminalization of International Human Rights Law, Université Libre de Bruxelles / UQAM, 10.000 €, 2014-2015.

• Project Leader of the Global Research Program on Global Law, the New Law of Nations, Transnational Law & Litigation, Global Justice, Center Perelman for Legal Philosophy, Université Libre de Bruxelles & F.N.R.S. — Various sources of funding. Academic research, Global Fellow, Budget: 400,000 €, 2006 — in progress

• Project Leader of the European Research Program, 7th Framework-Program, ATLAS — on International Humanitarian Law, with Paris 1 University, Brussels University, Collège de France, British Institute of International and Comparative Law, Jaume 1 University, Bucarest University, Magna Carta Institute, Project Leader for Brussels University and Magna Carta Institute, Global Budget: 1,000,0000 €, 2008-2012

• Project Leader of the European Research Program, European Commission (DC Office) — Transatlantic Collaboration, The Global Challenges of International Terrorism and the Rule of Law: Reflections and Discussions on the EU-US relationship in the fight against terrorism, with Paris 1 University, New York University, Vienna University, UNODC, Project Leader, Global Budget: 200,000 €, 2008-2009

• Project Leader of the European Research Program, European Commission (Better regulation) & Brussels Research Funding, Social Responsibility — Business & Human Rights, Brussels University, Project Leader, Global Budget: 10, 000 €, 150,000 €, 2005-2007

• Project Leader of the Global Training Program for Judges, Swedish Government and ILAC, Ministry of Justice of Algeria, with UNODC, Training “Terrorism and the rule of Law” for Algerian Judges, Project Leader, Global Budget: 300,000 €, 2007-2008

• Project Leader of the Global Training Program for Judges, Swedish Government and ILAC, Ministry of Justice of Morocco, with UNODC, Training “Terrorism and the rule of Law” for Moroccan Judges, Project Leader, Global Budget: 200,000 €, 2006-2007

Expertise [Selection]

Expertise: for international organizations, national governments and NGOs in the field of international law, human rights, justice and the rule of law. He is a judicial capacity and institution building expert with substantial experience in training judges, prosecutors, and lawyers, and with substantial experience in strategic litigation.

Scientific assessments [Selection]

• Expertise and evaluation for the National Research Agency (2013), JCJC SHS 1 program (in law).

• Expertise and evaluation (for doctoral, post-doc, and permanent positions) for the National Fund for Scientific Research (Belgium, since 2010) and member of the Fund’s Accompanying Committee in charge of the implementation of the reform of the FNRS and the composition of the scientific commissions (in 2010).

• Expertise and evaluation for the Austrian Scientific Fund (Fonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung), Law Research Program, 2007.

• Expertise and evaluation for the Canadian Research Chairs, International Law Research Program, 2012, 2013.

Legal expertise [Selection]

• Legal advice and geopolitical expertise in the context of asylum applications: scientific leadership on geopolitical and legal reports in support of asylum applications, mandated by a Center for the reception of asylum seekers, 2016-in progress, Marseille.

• Legal advice and litigation strategy — cases concerning massive violations of human rights: development of international strategic litigation in the context of complex cases relating to serious human rights violations, mandated by NGOs, associations and lawyers, 2016-ongoing, Brussels, Paris.

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• Legal and strategic advice — Rights of the Roma: legal advice to support the defense of the rights and freedoms of Roma in Brazil, mandated by the Instituto de Desenvolvimento e Direitos Humanos — IDDH, 2015, Sao Paulo.

• Training of judges and lawyers in Haiti, Senegal and Lebanon: Participation as a trainer at the first session of teaching of international human rights law in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on the initiative of the René Cassin Institute and with the support of the embassy of France, 2012, Port-au-Prince; Participation as a trainer at the fifth teaching session in Dakar, Senegal, 2013, Dakar; Training session in Beirut, Lebanon, 2015.

• Expertise on decentralization in Tunisia: analysis of comparative law and development of a strategy in partnership with civil society, NGO Democracy Initiative, 2014, Tunis.

• Expert on the Fight against terrorism: Team leader of a long term research project (2 years) on The Fight against terrorism: A transatlantic perspective for the European Commission DG RELEX Washington DC, in partnership with New York University, Vienna University, Paris 1 University and UNODC, 2009-2012, Brussels, New York.

• Expert on Armed conflicts, peacekeeping and transitional Justice: Team co-leader of a long term research project (4 years) on a cooperative project regarding Armed Conflicts, Peacekeeping, Transitional Justice: Law as Solution for the European Commission, in partnership with inter alia Brussels University, Paris 1 University, the Collège de France, the British Institute of International and Comparative Law, Bucharest University, Report and recommendations addressed to the EU on international humanitarian and human rights law in situations of Armed Conflict for the European Commission, 2009-2012, Brussels.

• Recommendations in international humanitarian law: Co-author of the report containing recommendations to the European Union on international humanitarian law and international human rights law commissioned by the European Commission as part of a research program, 2010, Brussels.

• Training on “United States and Human Rights” training: Expert for the European Institute of Public Administration at the European Commission DG RELEX, Training on the United States’ human rights policy, 2010, Brussels.

• Expert for training on terrorism and human rights for UNODC, UNODC, 2009, Vienna.

• Training on Human Rights in Brazil: Training program “The UN Human Rights System”, Audience: NGOs’ representatives and public prosecutors, Acting as: Legal expert and trainer, Organization: Institute for Human Rights and Development, 2009, Sao Paulo.

• Report on economic sanctions and international human rights law, study in the context of a seminar on “Burma and human rights” at the initiative of the International Federation of Human Rights, 2009, Bangkok.

• Training of Judges and Lawyers on the Fight against terrorism and the respect of human rights in Algiers and Rabat: Team Leader and Program Director for the Training program “Judging terrorism and Human Rights” (100 hours), Audience: 60 Algerian Judges and lawyers, in partnership with ILAC, Swedish Ministry of foreign affairs funding in partnership with the Algerian Ministry of Justice and UNODC, 2008, Algiers; Team Leader and Program Director for the Training program “Judging terrorism and Human Rights” (80 hours), Audience: 35 Moroccan Judges, in partnership with ILAC, Swedish Ministry of foreign affairs funding in partnership with the Moroccan Ministry of Justice and UNODC, 2006, Rabat.

• Expert on Corporate social responsibility, Business and Human rights: Report on Self-Regulation and Co-Regulation of Corporate Social Responsibility in Europe, for the European Commission, Directorate-General Enterprise and Industry, 2007, Brussels; Report and recommendations on corporate social responsibility for the Belgian Ministry of Economy, Region Brussels-Capital, 2007, Brussels

• Training for Belgian Magistrates, Theory of Legal Argumentation, 2005, Brussels

• Expertise on Business and Human Rights: Field and research investigation “Transnational Corporations, Human Rights and Corporate Social Responsibility in Hungary” — Report, Acting as: Legal expert — Co-author, Organization: International Federation of Human Rights, 2005, Budapest

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Awards/Academic Distinctions

• Harvard Law School: appointed as Visiting Fellow for the academic year 2012-2013 at the Human Rights Program of Harvard Law School

• Royal Belgian Academy: appointed member of the Alumni College of the Royal Academy of Sciences, Letters and Arts since 2010

• Belgian Research Agency (Fund for Scientific Research): appointed as permanent Research Professor in Law (tenure contract) since 2009

• New York University Law School: appointed as Visiting Global Fellow for the academic year 2007-2008 at the Hauser Global Program of New York University Law School

• Hoover Fellowship from the Belgian American Educational Foundation, 30 000 $, New York, 2007

• Brussels University: Academic award: for the monograph “La Convention américaine des droits de l’homme”, Law School, University of Brussels, 2008; Prize Academic International Appeal, 20 000 €, Brussels University, 2007.

Languages skills

• French: Native language

• English: Fluent (4 years spent in English speaking countries — Publications in English)

• Spanish: Good (1 year spent in Latin America — occasional working language)

Main Publications

Books — Monographs

Publications: He has published 12 books, as sole author or co-editor, and more than 50 book chapters and articles in peer-reviewed journals, in French, in English and in Spanish, including for Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, Dalloz, Pedone, Bruylant. Additionally, he is the Director of the book Series Jus Gentium at Bruylant Publishers.

1. L. Hennebel, Commentary of the American Convention on Human Rights, Oxford University Press, New York, OUP, 2016, 850 pages (editorial agreement signed)

2. L. Hennebel, Traité de droit international des droits de l’homme, with H. Tigroudja, Pedone, Paris, 2016, 1706 pages.

3. L. Hennebel, La Convention américaine des droits de l’homme: étendue des droits et libertés et mécanismes de protection, Collection Publications de l’Institut International des Droits de l’Homme René Cassin, Foreword by Antonio A. Cançado Trindade, Brussels, Bruylant, 2007, 732 pages.

4. L. Hennebel, La jurisprudence du Comité des droits de l’homme des Nations Unies, Collection Droit et Justice, Preface by Manfred Nowak, Brussels, Bruylant, 2007, 582 pages

Books — Collection of Essays

1. Humanisme et droit, Pedone, Paris, 2013, Edited Collection Book, Co-editor with H. Tigroudja

2. Balancing Liberty and Security: The Human Rights Pendulum, Wolf Legal Publishers, Nijmegen, 2012, Edited Collection Book, Co-editor with H. Tigroudja

3. Genocide Denials and the Law, Oxford University Press, New York, 2011, Edited Collection Book, Co-editor with Th. Hochmann

4. Le particularisme interaméricain des droits de l’homme, Pedone, Paris, 2009, 416 pages, Edited Collection Book, Co-editor with H. Tigroudja

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5. Exceptionnalisme américain et droits de l’homme, Dalloz, Paris, 2009, 366 pages, Edited Collection Book, Co-editor with A. Van Wayenberghe

6. Juger le terrorisme dans l’Etat de droit, Bruylant, Brussels, 2009, 542 pages, Edited Collection Book, Co-editor with D. Vandermeersch

7. Juger les droits de l’homme: Europe et Etats-Unis face à face, Collection Penser le Droit, Bruylant, Brussels, 2008, Edited Collection Book, Co-editor with G. Haarscher et al.

8. Responsabilités des enterprises et corégulation, Collection Penser le Droit, Bruylant, Brussels, 2007, Edited Collection Book, Co-editor with Th. Berns et al.

9. Classer les droits de l’homme, Collection Penser le Droit, Bruylant, Brussels, 2004, 396 pages, Edited Collection Book, Co-editor with E. Bribosia

Chapters in Books/Selected Articles published in International Journals

“The Human Rights Committee: A Critical Appraisal” in Ph. Alston and F. Mégret (Dir), The United Nations and Human Rights, Oxford University Press, New York, 2018, 63 pages

«L’influence de la jurisprudence de la Cour européenne des droits de l’homme en droit interaméricain », in O. Delas (Dir.), Intégration européenne et droits de la personne, Cowansville: Yvon Blais, 2018, 12 pages.

«Libres propos autour du projet universaliste du Comité des droits de l’homme des Nations Unies», in S. Touzé et al. (Dir.), Mélanges en hommage à Jean-François Flauss, Pedone, Paris, 2014, 16 pages

«Le droit administratif global» in B. Frydman et al. (Dir.), Les théories du droit global, Editions de Sciences-Po, 2018, 22 pages

«Les défis de la démocratie globale », in R. Medhi, La méditerranée, espace démocratique? », Actes des 5e assises de l’Ecole Doctorale des Juristes Méditerranéens, Marseille: Presse universitaires d’Aix-Marseille, 2015, 10 pages

«La Convention américaine des droits de l’homme» in M. Hottelier et al. (Dir.), Manuel d’introduction aux droits de l’homme, Genève, 2013, 20 pages

«Le système interaméricain des droits de l’homme» in M. Hottelier et al. (Dir.), Manuel d’introduction aux droits de l’homme, Genève, 2013, 18 pages

«Du constitutionnalisme global au contentieux transnational», in Internationalisation des constitutions, Cahiers de l’Institut Louis Favoreu (Aix-Marseille Université), 2013, 12 pages

«La Cour internationale de Justice face au droit international des droits de l’homme», in Mélanges Marc Bossuyt, Intersentia, 2013, 18 pages

«Aspects de droit international dans la pratique des Comités établis par les Nations Unies dans le domaine des droits de l’homme», avec Y. Kerbrat, Annuaire français de droit international, 2013, 22 pages

«Translating Unocal: The Liability of Transnational Corporations for Human Rights Violations», avec B. Frydman, in M. Kumar Sinha (Dir.), Business and Human Rights, Sage, New Delhi, 2013, 23 pages

“Le complexe du cannibale: réflexions sur la dignité de l’ennemi du genre humain”, in L. Hennebel and H. Tigroudja (Dir.), Humanisme et droit, Pedone, Paris, 2012

“Réflexions sur le commerce transnational entre juges”, with A. Van Waeyenberge, in Hachez et al. (dir.) Les sources du droit revisitées, 2012, 18 pages

“Droit administratif global: entre scepticisme et idéalisme” in C. Bories (Dir), Le droit administratif global en question, Pedone, Paris, 2012, 12 pages

“Conjugalités et droit international des droits de l’homme”, in A.-C. Van Gysel (Dir.), Conjugalités et discriminations, Anthemis, 2012, 17 pages

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«Public Strategies of Co-Regulation in United States, Europe and China », avec B. Frydman and G. Lewkowicz, in Governance, Regulations and Powers of the Internet, Cambridge University Press, 2012, 20 pages

“Courts, Terrorism and Human Rights”, in L. Hennebel and H. Tigroudja (Dir.), Balancing Liberty and Security: The Human Rights Pendulum, Wolf Legal Publishers, 2012, 67 pages

“Les droits de l’homme dans les théories du droit global”, in J-Y. Chérot et B. Frydman (Dir.), La science du droit et la globalisation, Bruylant, Bruxelles, 2012, 30 pages.

“Questioning the Criminalization of Denials”, with Th. Hochmann in L. Hennebel and Th. Hochmann (Dir.), Genocide Denials and the Law, Oxford University Press, New York, 2011, 20 pages

“Classifcation et hiérarchie des droits de l’homme”, Annuaire international de justice constitutionnelle, 2011, 30 pages

“Chronique de la jurisprudence du Comité des droits de l’homme 2007-10”, Revue trimestrielle des droits de l’homme, 2011, 51 pages

“Classer les droits fondamentaux” in M. Verdussen & Bonbled (Dir), Les droits constitutionnels en Belgique — Les enseignements jurisprudentiels de la Cour constitutionnelle, du Conseil d’Etat et de la Cour de cassation, Bruylant, Brussels, 2011, 20 pages.

“L’hostis humani generi: entre proscription et protection”, co-authored with H. Tigroudja in Proscription et droit, Bruylant, Brussels, 2011, 24 pages.

Le Forum Shopping transnational et l’Alien Tort Statute”, in J.-F. Flauss (Dir.), Le forum shopping en droit international des droits de l’homme, Bruylant, Brussels, 2011, 24 pages

“The Inter-American Human Rights Law’s particularism”, Revue Québécoise de Droit International, 2010, 35 pages

“La Convención Americana de Derechos Humanos y la Protección de los Derechos de los Pueblos Indígenas”, Boletin Mexicano de Derecho Comparado, 2010, 20 pages

“Chronique de la jurisprudence de la Cour interaméricaine des droits de l’homme” (with H. Tigroudja), Revue Trimestrielle des Droits de l’Homme, 2010, 30 pages

“Transnational”, in A.-J. Arnaud (Dir.), Dictionnaire de la globalisation: Droit, science politique, sciences sociales, André-Jean Arnaud, ed., L.G.D.J., 2010, 8 pages

“La Convention américaine des droits de l’homme et la protection universelle: une filiation retrouvée” (with H. Tigroudja), Observateur des Nations Unies, 2009, 30 pages

“Le contentieux transnational des droits de l’homme: une analyse stratégique” (with B. Frydman), Revue Trimestrielle des Droits de l’Homme, 2009, 45 pages

« La contractualisation des droits de l’homme», co-authored with G. Lewkowicz, in G. Lewkowicz et M. Xifaras (Dir), Repenser le contrat, Dalloz, Paris, 2009, 30 pages.

« La destinée manifeste des droits de l’homme aux Etats-Unis », in L. Hennebel et A. Van Waeynberge (Dir), L’exceptionnalisme américain des droits de l’homme, Paris, Dalloz, 2009, 40 pages.

« Le droit interaméricain des droits de l’homme: du particulier à l’universel », in L. Hennebel et H. Tigroudja (Dir), Le particularisme interaméricain des droits de l’homme (Ouvrage anniversaire 40 ans après l’adoption de la Convention américaine), Paris, Pédone, 2009, 70 pages.

« Le Juge, le terroriste et l’Etat de droit » L. Hennebel co-authored with Hélène Tigroudja, in L. Hennebel et D. Vandermeersch (Dir), Juger le terrorisme dans l’Etat de droit, Bruxelles, Bruylant, 2009.

« The Inter-American System of Human Rights: Achievements and Challenges », in F. Gomez Isa et K. de Feyter (Dir), International Protection of Human Rights: Achievements and Challenges, University of Deusto, 40 pages.

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« Le problème de la définition du terrorisme » co-authored with Gregory Lewkowicz, in L. Hennebel et D. Vandermeersch (Dir), Juger le terrorisme dans l’Etat de droit, Bruxelles, Bruylant, 2009.

« A Reference Instrument But Without Binding Force», avec P. Lemmens & al., in V. Jaichand et M. Suksi (Dir.) «60 Years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Europe», Intersentia, 2009, 12 pages

« Les amici curiae : acteurs de la « convergence » des droits de l’homme », in J. Allard, G. Haarscher, L. Hennebel et G. Lewkowicz, Juger les droits de l’homme : Europe et Etats-Unis face à face, Collection Penser le droit, Brussels, Bruylant, 2008, 46 pages.

“Chronique de la jurisprudence de la Cour interaméricaine des droits de l’homme” (with H. Tigroudja), Revue Trimestrielle des Droits de l’Homme, 2008, 33 pages

“Le rôle des amici curiae devant la Cour européenne des droits de l’homme”, Revue trimestrielle des droits de l’homme, 2007, 24 pages

« Les références croisées en droit international des droits de l’homme », in Le Dialogue des juges, Collection « Les Cahiers de l’Institut d’Etudes sur la Justice », Brussels, Bruylant, 2007, 46 pages.

« Corégulation et responsabilité sociale des entreprises » co-authored with Gregory Lewkowicz, in Th. Berns et al., Entreprise responsable et corégulation, Brussels, Bruylant, 79 pages.

« L’entreprise, titulaire et garante des droits de l’homme » co-authored with Pierre-François Docquir, in Th. Berns et al., Entreprise responsable et corégulation, Brussels, Bruylant, 2007, 67 pages.

“L’usage des drogues à des fins religieuses devant la Cour Suprême des Etats-Unis”, Revue des droits fondamentaux, 2006, 17 pages

“La protection de l’intégrité spirituelle des indigènes: l’affaire Moiwana”, Revue trimestrielle des droits de l’homme, 2006, 24 page

Le droit des peuples autochtones à disposer d’eux-mêmes, in Th. Berns (Dir), Le droit saisi par le collectif, Brussels, Bruylant, 2005, 21 pages

Classer les droits de l’homme, co-authored with E. Bribosia, in E. Bribosia & L. Hennebel (Dir), Classer les droits de l’homme, Brussels, Bruylant, 2004, 7 pages

Les droits intangibles, in E. Bribosia & L. Hennebel (Dir), Classer les droits de l’homme, Brussels, Bruylant, 2004, 23 pages

“La protection des travailleurs migrants dans le système interaméricain”, Revue trimestrielle des droits de l’homme, 2004, 14 pages

“La dépénalisation de l’euthanasie en Belgique”, Journal de l’Institut international des droits de l’homme, 2002, 15 pages

“Propriété intellectuelle versus communisme informationnel”, Actuel Marx, n°39, La Propriété, P.U.F., 2001, 15 pages

Amici Curiae

• Inter-American Court of Human Rights, I.V. Bolivia, 30 November 2016 [on Medical Consent], with the Aix Global Justice Clinic

• Inter-American Court of Human Rights, Gonzalez Lluy v. Ecuador, September 1, 2015 [case of contaminated blood], with Clinic Aix Global Justice and the Catholic University of Argentina.

Ajai Malhotra (India)

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Ajai Malhotra holds an M.A. in Economics from Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi. He joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1977.

From 1979-1982, he handled India’s ties with Kenya and Seychelles at the High Commission of India, Nairobi, also serving as the Focal Point for India to UNEP and UN-HABITAT. From 1982-1985, he was Second/First Secretary at the Embassy of India, Moscow. From 1985-1989, he was First Secretary (Political) at the Permanent Mission of India to the UN, Geneva, handling ILO, WHO, WIPO, and other UN agencies, representing India on the ILO Committee on Freedom of Association and participating in annual meetings of the UN Human Rights Commission.

From 1989-1993, he was initially Deputy Secretary (UN) at the Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi, handling human rights and international environmental issues and later Director (UN), supervising all multilateral work of the Ministry, except disarmament. This included guiding processes leading to the ratification by India of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1992 and UN CEDAW in 1993, and the establishment of India’s National Human Rights Commission.

He was Counsellor at Embassy of India, Moscow, from 1993-1996, returning to the Ministry of External Affairs as Director/OSD in 1996. As Joint Secretary in that Ministry from 1997-1999, he guided India’s relations with the Russian Federation and Central and East European countries. From 1999-2003, he was Minister, Embassy of India, Washington DC, also serving from 2002-2003 as Chairman of the International Cotton Advisory Committee, Washington DC. From 2003-2005, he was India’s Ambassador to Romania, concurrently accredited to Albania and Moldova.

From 2005-2009, he was Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative of India to the UN, New York. He participated in the negotiations leading to the setting up the UN Democracy Fund, the UN Peacebuilding Commission and the UN Human Rights Council. He was India’s Ambassador to Kuwait from 2009-2011 and the Russian Federation from 2011-2013, prior to retiring on November 30, 2013, after 37 years of distinguished service.

Ambassador Malhotra has been on the Indian team negotiating issues such as biological diversity, climate change, desertification, education, energy, forestry, health, human rights, human settlements, intellectual property rights, international law, labour rights, ozone depletion, sustainable development, international trade, etc. He has participated in meetings ranging from the 1st UN Conference on New and Renewable Sources of Energy (Nairobi; 1981) and UNEP Session of a Special Character: Ten Years after Stockholm (Nairobi; 1982) to the Diplomatic Conference on the Intellectual Property of Integrated Circuits (Washington DC; 1989) and UN Conference on Environment and Development (Rio de Janeiro; 1992); from the WTO Summit (Seattle; 1999) to numerous meetings of the World Health Assembly, WIPO Assembly, International Labour Conference, and UN Human Rights Commission; from UN General Assembly and ECOSOC sessions (2005-2009) to NAM, G77 and Commonwealth Summits (1989-1993 and 2005-2009); from UNEP Governing Council sessions to UNESCO and UN Democracy Fund meetings.

He has contributed to the evolution of the concept of ‘common concern of humankind’ and written on issues such as the rights of future generations. In 2004, he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by Western University of Arad, Romania, in recognition of his work in support of environmental causes and human development.

He is presently Independent Director of the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (ONGC), Chairman and Managing Trustee of CHIKITSA and SHIKSHA, which provide free primary health care and education/vocational training respectively to the underprivileged, Chairman of the NAB India Centre for Blind Women & Disability Studies, Chairman of the Nehru Trust for the Indian Collections at the Victoria & Albert Museum, and Distinguished Fellow and Senior Adviser on Climate Change at The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI).

Dheerujlall Baramlall Seetulsingh (Mauritius)

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Current Position Chairperson National Human Rights Commission, Mauritius since April 2001

Previous Positions Member and Vice President Human Rights Committee, Geneva International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights June 2014-End 2016

Member Human Rights Council Advisory Committee 2008-2014

Judge Supreme Court, Mauritius (1998-2001)

Solicitor General Ministry of Justice and Attorney’s General’s Office (1994-1998)

Chairman Tax Appeal Tribunal (1984-1994) and Termination of Contracts of Ser-vice Board

Member of Council and Chairman of Staff Commit-tee

University of Mauritius (1984-1994)

Part Time Chairman Stock Exchange Commission

Head of Department of Law University of Mauritius (1992-1994)

Visiting Lecturer University of Aix en Provence, France

Member Law Reform Commission

Member Council of Legal Education

From State Counsel to Prin-cipal State Counsel

Attorney General’s Office and Office of Director of Public Prosecutions (1974-1984)

Professional experience

Mr. Seetulsingh has produced important reports on the sugar cane industry, relations between millers and planters, the duties of Local Government councillors, the University of Mauritius, Legal studies and functioning of private secondary education.

As a Judge of the Supreme Court he has been responsible for several ground breaking judgments, namely on the electoral system and on human rights.

At the level of the National Human Rights Commission he has reported regularly on human rights issues in the country, especially the rights of suspects and victims, changing the attitude of the police, improving conditions of detention in prisons, respect for environmental laws, compliance with international norms and treaty obligations. He has contributed widely to imparting human rights education to police officers, prisons officers, trade unionists, teachers, students and members of the public at large.

He has assisted in setting up a National Preventive Mechanism to protect the rights of detainees as required by ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture. He is responsible for making recommendations for reviews of criminal convictions by the Supreme Court where there is fresh and compelling evidence.

Mr. Seetulsingh has participated actively in International Workshops and Conferences on issues linked to human rights such as HIV/AIDS, International and Regional Cooperation on Human Rights, the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Rights of Older Persons at the level of the African Union, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Commonwealth and Francophone Associations.

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As Chairman of the Stock Exchange Commission he drafted rules to protect shareholders’ rights to enable greater participation in the running of public companies and to ensure good governance and democratization of the economy.

As Solicitor-General he was responsible for providing legal advice to Government and for drafting of laws, among others, on human rights and protection of citizens’ rights and for reporting to Treaty Bodies. He strengthened the mechanism to improve relations between employers and employees, thereby ensuring the protection of workers’ rights.

As a member of the Advisory Committee to the Human Rights Council. Mr. Seetulsingh participated actively in the drafting of the Declaration on Human Rights Education and Training. He contributed to the work on the right to food, on the rights of peasants, on the right to international solidarity, on the right to peace and more specifically on the Principles and Guidelines for the protection of persons affected by Leprosy. He chaired the Working Group on the enhancement of international cooperation in the field of human rights. He was on the Advisory Committee Working Group on Communications which deals with complaints against violations of human rights worldwide.

As a member and Vice-President of the Human Rights Committee set up under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Mr. Seetulsingh played an active part as Rapporteur or Member in Task Forces examining Country Reports and in Working Groups on Communications dealing with complaints of violations of human rights from individuals and contributed constructively to the jurisprudence of the Human Rights Committee. He participated in the discussions on the General Comment of the Committee dealing with the right to a fair trial and on the new draft General Comment on the right to life.

Elizabeth S. Salmón (Peru)

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Studies

1992-1994 Universidad de Sevilla (España) PhD in Public LawDoctorate in Public Law, attached to the Department of Administrative and Public International Law. For the development and dissertation of the Thesis: Implementation of International Humanitarian Law in Latin American legal systems. Mention: Outstanding cum laude

1992-1993 Universidad de SevillaDiploma in European Community Law

1984-1990 Pontificia Universidad Católica del PerúDegree in Law. For the development and dissertation of the Thesis: The lockout. Mention: Outstanding

Work Experience

March 1997-current Main Professor (fulltime) assigned to the Law Department of the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP)

August 2011-current Director of the Instituto de Democracia y Derechos Humanos de la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú

February 2004-current Director of Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú’s Master’s Program on Human Rights

Oct. 2008-current Visiting professor at the Universidad Externado de Colombia

July 2013-Current Visiting lecturer at the Annual Course of the Institute International des Droits de l’Homme of the International Institute of Human Rights

August 2003-July 2011 Academic Director of the Instituto de Democracia y Derechos Humanos de la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (IDEHPUCP)

May 2001-July 2003 Main researcher of the Instituto de Estudios Internacionales de la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú

Published works

Recent Books

March 2017 Nociones básicas de Derecho Internacional Público. Colección esencial del derecho. PUCP. Lima, Perú.

December 2016 La progresiva incorporación de las empresas en la lógica de los derechos humanos. IDEHPUCP — KAS — Second edition.

January 2016 Introducción al Derecho Internacional Humanitario. IDEHPUCP — CICR — Fourth edition

June 2015 La verdad nos hace libres. Sobre las relaciones entre Filosofía, Derechos Humanos, Religión y universidad. Miguel Giusti, Gustavo Gutiérrez y Elizabeth Salmón (editors), PUCP University Press

January 2015 Nueve conceptos claves para entender la Convención sobre los Derechos de las Personas con Discapacidad. (Coeditor). IDEHPUCP

October 2014 Curso de Derecho Internacional Público — University Texts PUCP Law- PUCP University Press

July 2014 La condena de Alberto Fujimori Fujimori y el Derecho Internacional de los derechos humanos. Un capítulo fundamental de la lucha contra la impunidad en el Perú. Topics of Public Law No. 91. Universidad

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Externado de Colombia — Institute for Constitutional Studies Carlos Restrepo Piedrahita.

2012 El derecho al debido proceso en la jurisprudencia de la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos. Second Edition. IDEHPUCP/ GIZ / Universidad del Rosario, Colombia

August 2012 La consulta previa, libre e informada en el Perú. La inclusión del interés indígena en el mundo de los derechos humanos. IDEHPUCP / KAS

2011 Jurisprudencia de la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos. Collection Texts of Jurisprudence. Universidad del Rosario — University Press

2011 El crimen de agresión después de Kampala: Soberanía de los estados y lucha contra la impunidad. Coalition for the International Criminal Court / IDEHPUCP

2009 Estándares jurisprudenciales de la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos en materia de pueblos indígenas, niños y derechos económicos, sociales y culturales. GTZ

2007 El Derecho Internacional Humanitario y su relación con el Derecho interno de los Estados. Lima, PUCP Faculty of Law — Palestra

2001 Encuentros y Desencuentros: El Perú y el Derecho Internacional Humanitario. Lima: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

2001 La Corte Penal Internacional y las medidas para su implementación en el Perú (coordinator). Lima — PUCP — University Press

2000 y 2002 Las obligaciones internacionales del Perú en materia de Derechos Humanos (coauthor). Lima — PUCP — University Press

Chapters in books

2016 Inclusión y gestión de la diversidad: hacia la afirmación de un modelo de inclusión desde el DIDH. Memoria: XII Congreso de Derecho Constitucional: el diseño institucional del Estado democrático / César Aguado Renedo [y otros]; Magdalena Correa Henao y Paula Robledo Silva (editores) — Bogotá: Universidad Externado de Colombia. 2016. pp. 261-289.

2015 Dignidad y su impacto en el desarrollo de los derechos humanos de las personas con discapacidad, págs.139-161. El respeto a la dignidad de la persona humana. IV Curso Brasileño Interdisciplinario en Derechos Humanos. Coordinadores Antonio Augusto Cancado Trindade y César Barros Leal. Fortaleza, Brasil, 2015

June 2015 Who is a Protected Civilian?” in: The 1949 Geneva Conventions in Context: A Commentary, edited by Andrew Clapham, Paola Gaeta, Marco Sassòli, Oxford University Press.

August, 2014 El derecho frente a la crisis del agua en el Perú. In: Primeras jornadas de derecho de aguas. Center for Research, Training and Legal Affairs of the Department of Law — Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú

April, 2014 El buen gobierno en la jurisprudencia del Sistema Interamericano de Derechos Humanos y su relevancia para el Estado Peruano. In: Buen gobierno y derechos humanos. Nuevas perspectivas en el derecho público para fortalecer la legitimidad democrática de la administración pública en el Perú. Alberto Castro (editor). Law School of the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. Abril 2014. Pages 131-143

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March, 2013 The Struggle for Laws of Free, Prior and Informed Consultation in Perú: Lessons and Ambiguities in the Recognition of Indigenous Peoples, published by The Pacific Rim Law & Policy Journal, University of Washington School of Law, vol. 22, Nº 2,

2013 The control of conventionality and its impact on the dialogue between national courts and the Inter-American Human Rights. In: Basic Concepts of Public International Law: Monism and Dualism, edited by Marko Novakovic.

2012 Introduction au droit international humanitaire. Travaux de l’institut de sciences criminelles et de la Justice de Bordeaux, sous la direction de J.-C. Saint Pau, n° 2, p. 289. 2012

2011 The Long Road in the Fight against Poverty and its Promising Encounter with Human Rights Human Rights, part III, chapter nine from the book: Debates: Perspectives from the South. Proceedings of the First Joint Conference of The International Journal on Human Rights (sur) & Partners in Development for Research, Consulting and Training (PID). Cairo, Egypt.

2011 Reflections on international humanitarian law and transitional justice: lessons to be learnt from the Latin American experience. In: Transitional Justice: handbook for Latin America, edited by Félix Reátegui, Brasilia: Amnesty Commission of the Ministry of Justice; New York: International Center for Transitional Justice, 2011. Published in Spanish, Portuguese and English.

2011 Entre las promesas de consulta previa y la continuidad de la protesta social: las ambigüedades de la participación política indígena en el Perú”. Bolivia, 2011, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung e.V.

Articles

2017 El Sistema de Ejecución de Decisiones Internacionales sobre Derechos Humanos en el Perú. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (Forthcoming)

Discapacidad y derechos humanos: o cuando el principio de no discriminación surte sus mejores efectos al servicio de las personas con discapacidad. In: Óscar Parra, Romina Sijniensky y Gabriela Pacheco Arias (eds.) La Lucha por los derechos humanos hoy: Estudios en homenaje a Cecilia Medina Quiroga. Tirant lo Blanch, pp. 517-540

July 2016 Aproximación Institucional del DIH y el DIDH: tendencias actuales en la jurisprudencia de la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos. In: Revista IUS ET VERITAS Nº 52, pp. 330-354.

2015 Dignidad y su impacto en el desarrollo de los derechos humanos de las personas con discapacidad, págs.139-161. In: El respeto a la dignidad de la persona humana. IV Curso Brasileño Interdisciplinario en Derechos Humanos. Antonio Augusto Cançado Trindade y César Barros Leal (Coord.). Fortaleza, Brasil

June 2015 Las comisiones de la verdad y la jurisprudencia de la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos. ¿Hacia la parajudicialización de las comisiones de la verdad? Págs. 291-313. In: La verdad nos hace libres. Sobre las relaciones entre filosofía, derechos humanos, religión y universidad. Miguel Giusti, Gustavo Gutiérrez y Elizabeth Salmón (editors). Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú — University Press. Lima (Peru).

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2014 The contribution of international law to the respect for human rights and the establishment of a real state of law in Latinamerica. In: Hendu — Latin American Journal of Human Rights, vol. 5, Nº 2, pp. 3-14.

2014 The struggle for laws of free, prior, and informed consultation in Peru: Lessons and ambiguites in the recognition of indigenous peoples. In: Antônio Augusto Cançado Trindade and César Barros Leal (Coord.), Equality and Non-Discrimination — II Interdisciplinary Brazilian Course on Human Rights, Fortaleza: IBDH/IIDH/SLADI, pp. 119-164.

2014 Institutional Approach between IHL and IHRL: Current Trends in the Jurisprudence of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, in: Journal of International Humanitarian Legal Studies, Volume 5, pp. 152-185.

2014 Rusia y la anexión de Crimea o la crisis de la post Guerra Fría (coauthor) with Pablo Rosales. In: Derecho PUCP, N° 73, Lima: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú — University Press, pp. 185-204.

2014 Una buena noticia para todos: Perú y Chile ante la Corte Internacional de Justicia. In: Anuario de Derecho Público, Santiago de Chile: Universidad Diego Portales, p. 473-497.

Committee Member

2015 Member of the Editorial Board of the Faculty of Law at the Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá, Colombia, April 2015

Member of the Editorial Board of the Mexican Yearbook of International Law. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Institute for Legal Research.

Member of the International Referees State Law Journal, published by the Universidad Externado de Colombia.

Correspondant du Comité, La Revue des droits de l’homme, Revue du Center des recherches et d’etudes sur les droits fondamentaux de l’Université Paris Ouest Nanterre-La Défense

2010 Member of the Scientific Committee of the magazine Processi Storici and Politiche di Pace, Rome, Italy.

2004-2014 Member of the Editorial Board of the International Review of the Red Cross (ICRC) (Headquarter in Geneva, Switzerland)

Others academic or professional contributions

Peer reviewer of the Commentaries on the 1949 Geneva Conventions. Commentary on the First Geneva Convention. Convention (I) for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field. Cambridge University Press, ICRC, 2016.

Languages English: University of Cambridge.

French: French Alliance of Lima (complete studies) and Language Center of Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (French for Law course).

Participation in Conferences and Events

Takes part as speaker in numerous Seminars, Conferences and Events, across the world.

Virginia B. Dandan (Philippines)

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Ms. Virginia B. Dandan was appointed by the Human Rights Council as the independent expert on human rights and international solidarity in June 2011. She assumed her functions on 1 August 2011.

Ms. Dandan is an internationally recognized expert in economic, social and cultural rights and served as the Chairperson of the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights for eight years from 1999 to 2007, having been a member of the Committee for twenty years (1990-2010). She retired from teaching in 2009, from the University of the Philippines College of Fine Arts, where she was a faculty member until 2009, and Dean from 2001 to 2006.

She has extensive experience in human rights work on the ground, providing technical assistance on UN treaty body reporting, and training courses on economic, social and cultural rights, human rights in development, human rights education and training, the rights of indigenous peoples, cultural rights, gender issues, and sustainable development.

Changrok Soh (Republic of Korea)

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Education

1987-1992 Ph.D. in International Relations Fletcher School of Law andDiplomacy, Tufts University

1984-1987 Masters of Arts in Law and Diplomacy Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University

1980-1984 Bachelor of Arts in Political ScienceDepartment of Int’l Relations, Seoul National University

Work experience

Mar. 1996-Present ProfessorKorea University Graduate School of International Studies

Apr. 2016-Present DirectorKorea University Human Rights Center

Oct. 2014-Present MemberUnited Nations Human Rights Council Advisory Committee

Dec. 2010-Present PresidentHuman Asia

Jul. 2015-Present Member of Central CommitteeThe National Unification Advisory Council

Mar. 2015-Present Outside Director, Ildong Pharmaceutical

Mar. 2015-Present Outside Director, Paradise Group

Apr. 2014-Present MemberThe Korea Foundation Committee for Recommendation of Executive Directors

Oct. 2013-Present Commissioner,The Deliberation Committee on Compensation and Support for Abduction Victims, Prime Minister’s Office

Jul. 2013-Present Commissioner,National Human Right Commission of Korea The Consultative Council of Human Right Policy Officials

Jul. 2012-Present Commissioner,Ministry of Unification Policy Advisory Committee

Jun. 2010-Present Commissioner,Ministry of Foreign Affairs Self-Evaluation Committee

Jan. 2007-Present Director,The Korean Association for Public Administration Steering Committee

Mar. 2005-Present Board Member,Citizens’ Alliance for North Korean Human Rights

Jan. 2002-Present DirectorThe Korean Association of International Studies

Mar. 1996-Present Research Associate,Telco Research Institute (Former International Trade and Business Institute (ITBI)

Apr. 2012-Apr. 2015 Members of the Board of TrusteesKEPCO International Nuclear Graduate School

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Jan. 2012-Jan. 2014 CommissionerKorean Social Science Research CouncilInternational Affairs Committee

Jul. 2010-Present CommissionerNational Human Right Commission of KoreaInternational Human Rights Committee

Aug. 2009-Mar. 2010 Visiting ProfessorSam Nunn School of International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology

Mar. 2009-Jun. 2009 Visiting ScholarEast-West Center (Honolulu, Hawaii)

Mar. 2008-Feb. 2010 Research DirectorThe International Society of Chomsky Studies

Sep. 2007-Dec. 2008 DeanKorea University Division of International Studies

Dec. 2006-Dec. 2008 DeanKorea University Graduate School of International Studies

Dec. 2006-Feb. 2008 DirectorKorea University Global Research Institute

Jan. 2006-Nov. 2010 Deputy DirectorAsia Center for Human Rights

Jan. 2006-Dec. 2006 Research DirectorThe Korean Association of International Studies

Jan. 2005-Dec. 2007 DirectorThe Korean Association for Policy StudiesThe Steering Committee

Feb. 2002-Feb. 2003 Visiting ProfessorNew York University Wagner School of Public Services

Mar. 1998-Feb. 2002 Associate Dean for Academic AffairsKorea University Graduate School of International Studies

Jun. 1992-Feb. 1994 Research AssociateBerkeley Roundtable on the International Economy (BRIE)University of California, Berkeley

Jun. 1992-Jun. 1993 Research Fellow Pacific Basic Research CenterHarvard University J. F. Kennedy School of Government

Dec. 1991-Jun. 1993 Visiting Research AssociateCenter for Technology and International AffairsThe Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University

May. 1991-Oct. 1991 InternEast-West Center (Honolulu, Hawaii)

Jun. 1989-Dec. 1989 InternUnited Nations (Geneva, Switzerland) Secretariat’s Office

Publications

“Once Resolved, Stay Resolved? The Refugee Policy of Jordan toward Palestinian Refugees.” Journal of International and Area Studies, 23(1), 2016.

“The Evolution of Corporate Human Rights Responsibility Norms.” Journal of International and Area Studies, 25(2): 151-181, 2016.

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“The Motivations for Voluntary Compliance with International Corporate Human Rights Responsibility (CHR) Guidelines by Korean Companies (In Korean).” Journal of East and West Studies, 28(2): 175-207, 2016.f

International Organization: Politics of Global Governance, 2nd Edition (in Korean). Dasan Publishing Co., 2016.

International Organization in Human Rights, Refugees and Migration Issues: UN Human Rights Organizations∙UNHCR∙IOM (in Korean). Oruem, 2015.

“The Human Rights Council Advisory Committee’s Contribution to Global Human Rights.” The Institute of Korean Studies, Korea Observer, Vol. 46, No. 5, 2015.

“Human Rights, Official Development Assistance (ODA), and Globalization: Quantitative Studies and the Case of South Korea.” The Institute of Korean Studies, Korea Observer, Vol. 46, No. 5, 2015.

“The Current Status of National Human Rights Institutions and its Implications on the National Human Right Commission on Republic of Korea: Based on 69 National Human Rights Institutions Accredited with an “A” Status”, Peace Studies, Vol. 22, No. 2, 2014.

“UN Charter-Based Human Rights System and East Asian Human Rights (in Korean)”. Korean Journal of International Relations, Vol. 54, No. 4, 2014

“The Refugee Act of Korea: The Limits of Civil Society Influence.” Korean Political Science Review, Vol. 48, No. 3, 2014.

“Regional Governance of North Korean Human Rights.” Journal of International Politics, Vol. 19, No. 1, 2014.

“Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Implementation in South Korea: Lessons from American and British CSR Policies.” Institute of international Affairs, Journal of International and Area Studies, Vol. 21, No. 2, 2014.

“Cosmopolitan Memories in East Asia: Revisiting and Reinventing the Second World War.” International Journal of Transitional Justice, Vol. 21, No. 1, 2014.

“Regional Governance of North Korean Human Rights.” Journal of International Politics, Vol. 19 No. 1, 2014.

“The Refugee Act of Korea: The Limits of Civil Society Influence.” Korean Political Science Review, Vol. 48 No. 3, 2014.

“Extending Corporate Liability to Human Rights Violations in Asia.” Journal of International and Area Studies, Vol. 20, No. 1, 2013.

“Forced Repatriation of North Korean Defectors: Granting Refugee Status under International Law.” Journal of Peace and Unification, Vol. 2, No. 1, 2012.

“Representation of Human Rights Violations by Human Right NGOs.” Journal of International Politics, Vol. 17, No. 1, 2012.

“Comprehensive Security Governance in East Asia: Converging Concepts, Institutions and Approaches.” East West Studies, Vol. 24, No. 2, 2012.

“Characteristics of the Korean Human Rights Governance and Possibility of Diffusion into the Asian Region (In Korean).” Korean Unification Studies, Vol. 15, No. 2, 2011.

Improving North Korean Human Rights Situation- Peaceful Engagement and International Experiences (In Korean). Hanul, 2010.

“A Study on Good Governance of Support Policy for North Korean Defectors: Focusing on Employment Policy.” East and West Studies, Vol. 22, No. 1, 2010.

“Theoretical Considerations Why Countries Provide Development Aid.” Journal of International Politics, Vol. 15, No. 1, 2010.

Diffusion and Internalization of Governance (In Korean). DaeKyung, 2009.

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Institutionalization of Regional Meta governance Framework to Enhance Human Security in East Asia. GIARI Working Paper, Vol. 2008-E-2, 200.

“Multilateral Cooperation to Advocate Human Security in East Asia.” Korea Review of International Studies, Vol. 10, No. 2, 2007.

A Method of Improvement and Vitalization for Peace and Prosperity of Korean Peninsula (In Korean). Korean Institute of National Unification, 2007.

“Enhancing Human Security in North Korea through Development of a Human Rights Regime in Asia.” Korea Review of International Studies, Vol. 10, No. 1, 2007.

Enhancing Human Security in North Korea: A Multilateral Approach. Non-Governmental Six Party Talks on Cooperation in Northeast Asia, Korea Association of International Studies, 2006.

Global Governance and Korea (In Korean). Hanyang University Press, 2006.

Survey Study on Peace and Prosperity of Korean Peninsula (in Korean). Korean Institute of National Unification, 2006.

Establishing Desirable Governance of Unification Policy for Integration of South and North Korea (In Korean). Korean Institute of National Unification, 2005.

“North Korean Human Rights and East Asian Human Rights Governance: Focusing on International Regime Theory.” The Institute of Peace Affairs, Vol. 44, 2005.

“United States Foreign Policy and United Nations: The Case of the War in Iraq.” The Korean Journal of International Relations, Vol. 44, No. 5, 2004.

“The Role of NGOs in International Economic Organizations: Critical Theory Perspectives.” Korea Review of International Studies, Vol. 7, No. 1, 2004.

“Heavy and Chemical Industrialization (HCI) Policy as a Mega-policy.” Korea Journal of Policy Studies, Vol. 18, No. 2, 2004.

International Organization: Politics of Global Governance, 1st Edition (in Korean). Dasan Publishing Co., 2004.

“Theories of Global Governance,” Korea Review of International Studies. Vol. 5, No. 1, 2003.

Globalization and Korea. Eulyoo Publishing Co., 2003.

“Theoretical Approaches to Global Governance.” Korea Review of International Studies, Vol. 5, No. 1, 2002.

Politics of Governance (in Korean). Bummunsa, 2002.

“The Influence of the United States on ‘WTO Plus’ in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation,” Korea Review of International Studies, Vol. 3, No. 1, 2000.

“Dilemma of Politics of Reform in North Korea: Where Is It Going?” East Asian Review, Vol. 12, No. 4, 2000.

“Global Governance and International Organization (in Korean).” A paper presented at Summer Academic Conference of the Korean Political Science Association in July 4 2001.

Realism in Theories of International Political Economy (in Korean). Contemporary International Political Economy, co-edited by Jung-dong Yeo and Jong-chan Lee, Beopmoonsa, 2000.

“Political Economy of Trade Negotiation: The Case Analysis of Korean Trade Negotiations with the United States in Automobile Industry (in Korean).” Journal of Trade Law, Vol. 32, 2000.

The World after the Cold War: Issues and Dilemmas. Graduate School of International Studies in Korea University, 1999.

Comparative Study of Korean and Japanese Trade Negotiations with the United States: The Case of Automobile Industry (in Korean). International Trade and Business Institute, 1999.

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Korean Economic Diplomacy from 1993 to 1997 (in Korean). International Trade and Business Institute, 1998.

“From Investment to Innovation?: The Korean Political Economy and Changes in Industrial Competitiveness.” ITBI Review, Vol. 3, No. 1, 1997.

Technological Dependence and Limits to Growth of the Korean Economy. Europe-Asia: The Stakes of Interdependence, University of Le Harvre, 1997.

“International Competitiveness of Korean Semiconductor Industry,” Korea Review of International Studies, Vol. 1, No. 1, 1997.

Industrial Strategies of Korea and Taiwan in the Age of Globalization. Middle Powers in the Age of Globalization: Implications for Korean Political Economy and Unification, Korean Association of International Studies’ International Conference Series No. 5, 1996.

“U.S.-Korea Industrial and Technological Cooperation: Implication for Regional Integration in the Asia-Pacific,” Co-authored with Denis F. Simon. Economic and Regional Cooperation in Northeast Asia, University of Chicago, 1996.

“Comparative Study of Industrial Strategies of the United States and Japan: The Case of Co-Research and Development Program of Government and Enterprise in High-tech Industry (in Korean).” Asian Studies, Vol. 34, No. 1, 1996.

“Orbital Mechanics of South Korea’s Technological Development: An Examination of the ‘Gravitational’ Pushes and Pulls,” Co-authored with Denis F. Simon. Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, Vol. 6, No. 4, 1994.

“Korea’s Technological Development,” Co-authored with Denis Simon. Pacific Review, Vol. 7, No. 1, 1994.

“Legacy of Mega-policy (Heavy and Chemical Industrialization): Can Korea Succeed in High-Technology?” Great Policies in Asia, edited by John Montgomery. Pacific Basin Research Center, Harvard JFK School of Government, 1994.

“Political Economy and Technology Innovation: Implications for Development of High-tech Industries in Korea.” The Korea Journal of Policy Studies. Graduate School of Public Administration, Seoul National University, 1993.

Ion Diaconu (Romania)

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Studies:

1956-1960 Bachelor of Law — Faculty of Law, University of Bucharest, Romania

1965-1968 PhD studies — University of Geneva, Switzerland

1971 PhD in International Law — University of Geneva, Switzerland

Professional activities:

October 2013 to present

University Spiru Haret, Bucharest

Professor Associate main topics — “The right of fundamental freedoms” and “Public international law” University of Bucharest, Faculty of Law

Professor Associate coordinator for master studies in “International Responsibility of States”;

2010-2013 University Spiru Haret, Bucharest

Professor Associate main topics — “Juridical protection of human rights”, “Diplomatic and consular relations”, “European and Euro-Atlantic Organizations”;

2008-2010 University Spiru Haret, Bucharest

Professor-Lecturer, main topics — „Juridical protection of human rights”, “Diplomatic and Consular Law” and “International Relations in Modern and Contemporary Times”, “European and Euro-Atlantic Organizations”;

2006-2008 Spiru Haret University, Bucharest

Professor-Lecturer main topics — “Juridical Protection of Human Rights” and “European and Euro-Atlantic Organizations”;

2005-2008 Commission on Foreign Policy;

Chamber of Deputies — Parliament of Romania;

Chief Adviser.

1960-2005 Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania:

Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs;

Ambassador of Romania to Denmark;

Ambassador of Romania to the Russian Federation;

Director General, Legal Department;

Director General Consular Affairs Department;

Director General, Department for Security and Cooperation in Europe;

Deputy Director, International Organizations and Legal Department;

Diplomatic Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Romanian to the United Nations, New York;

Diplomatic Counsellor, Embassy of Romanian in Brussels;

Academic activities:

1990-1993 National School of Political and Administrative Studies

Professor International Law Studies;

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2001-2006 National School of Political and Administrative Studies, Romanian Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs;

Faculty of History — University of Bucharest;

Faculty of Law and Administrative Studies — “Dimitrie Cantemir” University;

Professor-Lecturer of International Law;

1993-2001 Miscellaneous lectures on human rights issues in Copenhagen, Oslo, Lund, Stockholm and Moscow.

Participation in major international conferences:

1963 Vienna, Conference for the codification of consular law;

1972-1975 Helsinki and Geneva, Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe;

2009 Geneva Review Conference on the implementation of Durban documents.

2001 Durban, World Conference against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance;

1999 Sankt Petersburg, United Nations meeting, Decade of International Law;

1996 Copenhagen, World Conference on Social Development;

1988 United Nations Commission on Human Rights;

1986 Vienna, General Meeting of the Conference on Security and Cooperation;

1985 Ottawa, Meeting on Human Rights, Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe;

1980 Madrid, General meeting of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe;

1978 Belgrade, General meeting of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe;

1964, 1981-1985, sessions of the General Assembly of the U.N. and other U.N. bodies in New York;

Membership of international legal bodies:

2013-2016 Member of the Committee for Regional or Minority Languages, Council of Europe;

2012-2016 Member Compliance Committee of the Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters, of the United Nation Economic Commission for Europe — UNECE;

2012-2015 Member of the Committee for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination;

2008-2011 Member of the Committee for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, Rapporteur of the Committee;

2002-2003 Chairman of the Committee for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination;

1991-2002 Member of the Committee for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination;

1988-2002 Member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration;

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1988-1991 Member of the U.N. Sub commission for the Protection of Minorities and the Prevention of Discrimination;

Scientific activities and publications:

• Imperative Norms of International Law (Jus Cogens), 1971 (in French language), 1977 (in Romanian language);

• Handbook on Public International Law, 1993 (in Romanian language), 1995 — second edition, 2010 — third edition;

• Human Rights (in Romanian language), 1993;

• Human Rights in the Contemporary International Law (2001 — in Romanian language);

• Human Rights in the Contemporary International Law, theory and practice (in Romanian language- 2010);

• Juridical Protection of Human Rights, 2007 and 2010 — in Romanian language;

• Minorities — Status and Prospects, 1996 — in Romanian language;

• Minorities — Identity and Equality, 1998 — in Romanian language;

• Minorities in the Third Millennium, 1999 — in Romanian language;

• Minorities in International Law, 2001 — in English language;

• Minorities from Non-Discrimination to Identity, 2004 — in English, published with financial support of UNESCO;

• Minorities in the Contemporary International Law, 2009 — in Romanian language;

• European and Euro-Atlantic Organizations, 2009, second edition 2011 — in Romanian language;

• International Relations in Modern and Contemporary Times, 2008 — in Romanian language;

• Treaties of international law, vol. I (Introduction and Sources), 2002 — in Romanian language;

• Treaties of international law, vol. II (Representation, Spaces and Population), 2003 — in Romanian language;

• Treaties of international law, vol. III (Economic Relations and Ways and Means of International Cooperation, 2005-in Romanian language;

• The International Criminal Court — a new stage, 2002 — in English language;

• Racial Discrimination, 2005 — in Romanian language;

• Racial Discrimination, 2007 — in English, published by the UNDP Office of Bucharest;

• Racial Discrimination, 2011 — in English, published by Eleven Publishers, The Hague;

• Culture and Human Rights, 2012, in Romanian language, Ed. Pro Universitaria;

• International Responsibility in International Law, 2013, in Romanian language, Ed. Pro Universitaria;

• Introduction to public international law, 2014, in Romanian language, Ed. Pro Universitaria;

• Speaking Different, Living Together; Linguistic Rights, Ed. Al Ata, 2015;

• La Culture et les Droits de L’homme, 2015, Le Harmattan, Edilivre, Paris ;

• More than 100 studies and articles on different issues of international law and human rights in Romanian language and foreign publications and books, in Romanian language, English and French.

Languages:

Romanian — native

English, French and Russian — Full professional proficiency

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